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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1985
Mark C Moyer, Missouri City, TX (US);
William D Perry, San Antonio, TX (US);
H Stanley Silvus, Jr, San Antonio, TX (US);
William C Gibson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Felix N Kusenberger, deceased, late of San Antonio, TX (US);
Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A device for detecting defects in the bore of a tubular member. The device includes an inspection head including an electromagnet for magnetizing the internal surface of a tubular member. The device also includes a sensor or sensors to detect magnetic flux leakage indicative of a defect. The magnetic flux sensor output is sent to a control-data acquisition system concurrently with signals as to the axial and circumferential position of the defect, which are obtained by their respective encoders. The control-data acquisition system is capable of processing and displaying the data in analog and digital form.